Twelve Line Technicians Graduate from Electric Cooperative Training Center

The 12 most recent graduates of the Line Technician Apprentice Program, held at the Electric Cooperative Training Center in Palmyra, Va., all agree on one thing. “Safety is the number one thing in this line of work. It’s what brings you and your crew home each day,”...

Powerful Careers – Clyde Robertson

As lead instructor for Southside Virginia Community College’s Power Line Worker Program, he has helped guide more than 375 students on the path to successful “powerful careers.” The SVCC Power Line Worker Program was the first of its kind in Virginia. The program was...

Thank a Lineworker Day Coming Up Soon

Ideally, we should appreciate our lineworkers every day for the way they toil in darkness, in rain, in ice and in all kinds of unsavory conditions to keep the lights on. But the special National Lineworker Appreciation Day is coming up, and that’s reason to take a...